Rocking-horse



J. H. WEBB.

ROCKING HORSE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3. 1919.

1,370,569. Patented M128. 1921.-

. ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROCKING-HORSE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

Application filed November 3, 1919. Serial No. 335,506.

T all whom it may concern:

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In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a top plan viewof the rocking horse.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the rocking horse.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the rocking horse.

In the drawings, like reference numerals indicate like parts. 7

In the drawings, reference numeral 1 indicates the base of the rocking horse having the rockers 2 and 3 thereon and the sides 4 and 5. Between the sides is placed the back 6 with a brace 7. In the front of the base, the base is cut away to form the two foot holes 8 and 9. Between the two foot holes is provided the upright 10 which is preferably as shown in the figure, the head of some animal or fowl, such as a rooster, etc. Through the top of the upright is fastened the handle 11 which projects out on each side thereof.

The base is slotted as indicated at 12 and the upright 10 is provided with shoulders which engage with the base on either side of the slot and a tongue which extends down into the slot. It is also provided with a stud 13, a thumb nut 14 and washer 15. The tongue is shorter than the slot and permits of considerable adjustment of the upright forward and back and by means of the thumb nut the upright 10 can be clamped in any position desired along the slot.

The sides are slotted as indicated at 20 and the bolt 21 is provided which extends through the back and the slots 20. On one end the bolt is provided with a head 22 which engages the outside of one of the sides with a bracket on the brace 7.

and on the other end it is provided with a thumb nut 23 and washer 24. The bolt passes through the sides and the back and will draw the sides together against the ends of the back as the thumb nut is tightened and will thus fasten the back firmly in place.

The base is also slotted as indicated at 25 and through this slot passes a bolt 26 which has a head on the upper end which engages On the lower end the bolt carries a thumb nut 27 and washer 28. As the back 6 of the seat is adjusted forward and back the brace will move forward and back with it and when the back is clamped in the position desired by the bolt 21, the brace will also be clamped in the position desired by the bolt 26.

The outline of the body will correspond to the outline of the fowl or other animal in dicated by the head. The head is not only adjustable but is removable as well and can be replaced by another upright having a different shaped head corresponding to some other animal. The sides are removable so that they may also be replaced with other sides corresponding to the head which is used and for this purpose each side is provided with pins 29, 30 and 31 which engage with suitable recesses in the body for the purpose of holding the sides in place and still permit the easy removal thereof.

I claim:

In a rocking horse, the combination of a pair of rockers, a base plate fastened to the top of said rockers, a pair of sides mounted on top of said base plate, one on each side thereof at one end of said base plate, an upright mounted in the middle of said base plate near the other end thereof, a pair of openings in said base plate, one on each side of said upright, a back mounted between said sides, said back being adapted to form a rest. for the back of the operator of the rocking horse and said openings forming rests for the feet of the operator thereof in order to provide a rigid support of the body of the operator while shifting his weight to rock the rocking horse.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JESSE H. WEBB. 

